Kansas City, Missouri. – Tarik Skubal let out his trademark scream after ending the fifth inning and his night by striking out arch-nemesis Salvador Perez, leaving two runners on the field. He was so excited that he ripped the glove off his right hand. And why not? On Wednesday, he had thrown seven strikeouts in […]
Kansas City, Missouri. – Colt Keith has come clean. The scoreboard for the away games is located on the walls of left and right center field. Already in the sixth inning it was clear that the Cleveland Indians had beaten the Minnesota Twins. “I watched that thing about 50 times,” said Keith, who had one […]
San Diego — Sure, that’s coach-speak. It’s a cliché. And then it happens. It happens again and again. And suddenly what you might consider to be just words seems more like deeply ingrained behavior. Play all 27 outs. “You look at the way this team plays and we’re going to play all 27 outs and […]
How does the Detroit Tigers’ rare pitching strategy work? Mark and Evan discuss the atypical pitching approach the Tigers are using out of necessity. Full Days of Roar podcast (September 3) available now. The Detroit Tigers were facing their final blow. Parker Meadows stood at the plate with the bases loaded, three balls, two strikes […]
How does the Detroit Tigers’ rare pitching strategy work? Mark and Evan discuss the atypical pitching approach the Tigers are using out of necessity. Full Days of Roar podcast (September 3) available now. Detroit Tigers reliever Jason Foley threw a slider to Fernando Tatis Jr. on the second pitch with a runner in scoring position […]
